Aiko Aslanian
@aiko-aslanian.bsky.social
I've been writing all my life but it took me 40 years to have a project. Working on my first book. To what end? We'll see.
This account to connect with writers, book lovers, readers, and all things literary.
This account to connect with writers, book lovers, readers, and all things literary.
I love a weird book.
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
I love a weird book.
I just love a duology what can I say
December 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I just love a duology what can I say
It has... surprised me considering it was inspired by a children's drawing
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It has... surprised me considering it was inspired by a children's drawing
Is it the where or the how? Or the why?
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Is it the where or the how? Or the why?
Fucking around with vampire lore has been so fun.
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Fucking around with vampire lore has been so fun.
I mean second POV also makes a ton of sense if it's two books 🤔
December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I mean second POV also makes a ton of sense if it's two books 🤔
Let me know if you wanna chat heists sometime! Rather than just parallel play
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Let me know if you wanna chat heists sometime! Rather than just parallel play
Of course you have a spreadsheet 🤣
But um also can I see your spreadsheet?
But um also can I see your spreadsheet?
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Of course you have a spreadsheet 🤣
But um also can I see your spreadsheet?
But um also can I see your spreadsheet?
My new goal is 3000 words a week, and at least one night I'm not going to write. So basically 500 words 6x a week.
25k is a lot!! Mentioned this on another thread, but I saw a thing where Brandon Sanderson says he writes about 35k a month and tbh that puts it a bit in perspective for me
25k is a lot!! Mentioned this on another thread, but I saw a thing where Brandon Sanderson says he writes about 35k a month and tbh that puts it a bit in perspective for me
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My new goal is 3000 words a week, and at least one night I'm not going to write. So basically 500 words 6x a week.
25k is a lot!! Mentioned this on another thread, but I saw a thing where Brandon Sanderson says he writes about 35k a month and tbh that puts it a bit in perspective for me
25k is a lot!! Mentioned this on another thread, but I saw a thing where Brandon Sanderson says he writes about 35k a month and tbh that puts it a bit in perspective for me
Writing ugly is so freeing. Because sometimes you suddenly write beautiful! And then that's followed by a sentence that uses both the words "emphasized" and "emphatically" in addition to several other adverbs and like... we'll fix that in post.
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Writing ugly is so freeing. Because sometimes you suddenly write beautiful! And then that's followed by a sentence that uses both the words "emphasized" and "emphatically" in addition to several other adverbs and like... we'll fix that in post.
I set myself an ambitious goal for FDF which I revised down and did not quite hit, and I'm glad I pushed but honestly it burned me out a bit! But now I set a very easy goal & I'm actually finding that more motivating. So like, what sounds doable, then knock that down 25%. It's really working for me
December 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I set myself an ambitious goal for FDF which I revised down and did not quite hit, and I'm glad I pushed but honestly it burned me out a bit! But now I set a very easy goal & I'm actually finding that more motivating. So like, what sounds doable, then knock that down 25%. It's really working for me
I thought your "no zero days" goal was so smart for such a busy time. Didn't you achieve that? I mean even if you were close I call that a win
December 5, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I thought your "no zero days" goal was so smart for such a busy time. Didn't you achieve that? I mean even if you were close I call that a win
Do it for Belle!
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Do it for Belle!
Literally in my outline there's just 3 blank documents titled "Heist" as a placeholder
December 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Literally in my outline there's just 3 blank documents titled "Heist" as a placeholder
I had a very wrongly named character and fixing that unlocked a lot about her for me.
December 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I had a very wrongly named character and fixing that unlocked a lot about her for me.
The first step to a good draft is a bad draft imo
December 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The first step to a good draft is a bad draft imo
Brandon Sanderson writes about 35k words a month apparently so like. That really puts things in perspective for me tbh
December 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Brandon Sanderson writes about 35k words a month apparently so like. That really puts things in perspective for me tbh
I totally crashed the last weekend of November and rested but now this week I'm feeling very perky and beating my goals. So sometimes you gotta recover.
December 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
I totally crashed the last weekend of November and rested but now this week I'm feeling very perky and beating my goals. So sometimes you gotta recover.